NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday 9 August 2023

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The Pheu Thai Party says five more parties have joined the Pheu Thai-led coalition and a new conference is expected later today.

 

Thai press report Thaksin Shinawatra anticipates once he returns he would spend just a few days, not months or years behind bars.

He was expected to arrive once Pheu Thai  had their man Srettha Thavi-sin named as head of government. However there still remains a degree of uncertainty. The next vote by junta appointed senators is due on 17th August. 

 

Police arrested a 16-year-old girl in Kamphaeng Phet for luring minors into prostitution.

A group known as ‘Alliance Anti-Traffic Thailand’ reported activities of the 16 year old who connected underage girls with clients once a fee had been agreed via a qr code. 

She was being charged with sex trafficking and child prostitution. 

 

Thai Airways and Turkish Airlines signed an MOU with the aim of forming a joint-venture to collaborate on several routes between Europe and Asia, including daily service between Bangkok and Istanbul from December.

Thai airways is still in recovery mode after restructuring it’s debts following Covid. The airline plans to order another 30 aircraft by the end of the year,

 

Police announced that passengers that use taxis and other forms of public transport will legally be required to wear a seatbelt from November.

Signs will be displayed and drivers will need to inform their passengers.  

Heavy rain has continued to cause havoc with landslides and damaged roads in  many parts of the north east. 
To the west the tak province flooding and subsidence has damaged many roads and bridges. Further rain is expected.  

 

Around the Region:

Malaysia: British pop band The 1975 are being sued  after a controversial performance at the Good Vibes Festival in KL last month.

The festival demanded the band pay more than S$3.6 million sing dollars damages after the event was cancelled abruptly, Singer Matty Healy criticized the Malaysian government for criminalising same-sex relationships. He then kissed the band’s bassist Ross MacDonald on stage.

 

The weather:  

Chiang Mai and the north: cloudy with thundershowers 28C                    
Bangkok: sunny partly Cloudy, with thundershowers 34C
Pattaya, sunny partly cloudy 32C
Phuket and the south: Cloudy with rain this afternoon, 29C   
‘Hua Hin’: Bright, partly cloudy, 33C.

Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English,  Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, Thainewsroom.com, The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Windy.com. Wunderground.com

 

 

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